Ask HN: Factorio-Like Game for Kids?

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I am looking for a video game that is interesting/challenging for kids (age 5-12) in the vein of Factorio. Any recommendations ? Thanks!

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I remember enjoying The Incredible Machine games as a kid. Those games are pretty old now but their creator made a game called Contraption Maker[1] which might be worthwhile. It has good reviews on steam.

Those games are obviously quite dissimilar to Factorio but I feel like they tickle my brain in the same way.

Autonauts[2] is also pretty good, although it requires scratch like programming and might be a little difficult for that age range, not sure.

There are some other games in the genre but these are the ones I've tried and remember.

[1]: https://www.gog.com/en/game/contraption_maker

[2]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/Autonauts/

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